- modulación 1116, 2003 / 2013
- modulation 1125 série modulations, 2003 / 2013
- sphère bleue, 2001 / 2013
- alchimie 218, 1996
- ondes 135 / serie 3 - nº 1, 1974
- thèmes de la “longue marche”, 1974
- formes en contorsion , 1971
- série 14 nº12, 1971
- cloison à lames réfléchissantes, 1966 / 2005
- continuel-lumière avec formes en contorsion, 1966
- lampe pulsante projetée, 1966
- cercles virtuels 9, 1965
- cellule à pénétrer adaptée, 1963 / 2005
- continuel lumière cylindre, 1962 / 2012
- continuel mobile, 1962 / 1996
- mobile argent sur noir, 1960 / 1981
- curves a partir de droites, 1960 / 1971
- formes reeles et virtuelles, 1958 / 2010
- a partir d’un ciel de van gogh, 1958
Biography
Julio Le Parc (b. 1928, Mendoza, Argentina) is internationally recognized as one of the leading names in Optical and Kinetic art. Over the course of six decades, he has performed groundbreaking experiments on light, movement and color, seeking to promote new possibilities for the relationship between art and society from a utopian perspective. The artist's canvases, sculptures, and installations challenge the traditional Art Historical definition of paintings: he uses mediums that pertain to pictorial tradition, such as acrylic on canvas, while incorporating formal kinetic processes in the assemblages and apparatus he employs.
Julio Le Parc was a co-founder of Groupe de Recherche d’Art Visuel (1960–68), a collective of optical-kinetic artists who set out to encourage the participation of viewers in their art, in order to enhance their abilities to perceive and act. In keeping with these premises, and more generally with the then quite disseminated aspiration to a dematerialized art, an art indifferent to market demands, the group showed in alternative venues and even on the street. Julio Le Parc’s works and installations, which were made from nothing other than the interplay of light and shadow, were a direct result of that context, where the production of a fleeting, unsellable art had a clear socio-political undertone.
Julio Le Parc lives and works in Paris, France. Recent solo shows include: Julio Le Parc: Un Visionario, at Centro Cultural Néstor Kirchner (2019), in Buenos Aires, Argentina; Julio Le Parc 1959, at The Metropolitan Museum of Art (The Met Breuer) (2018), in New York, USA; Julio Le Parc: da forma à ação, at Instituto Tomie Ohtake (ITO) (2017), in São Paulo, Brazil; Julio Le Parc: Form into Action, at Perez Art Museum (2016), in Miami, USA. Recent group shows include: Action Reaction. 100 Years of Kinetic Art, at Kunsthal Rotterdam (2018), Rotterdam, The Netherlands; The Other Trans-Atlantic: Kinetic & Op Art in Central & Eastern Europe and Latin America 1950s-1970s, at Garage Museum of Contemporary Art (2018), in Moscow, Russia, at Sesc Pinheiros (2018), in São Paulo, Brazil, and at Museum of Modern Art (2017), in Warsaw, Poland; Kinesthesia: Latin American Kinetic Art, 1954-1969, II Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA (II PST: LA/LA), at Palm Springs Art Museum (PSAM) (2017), in Palm Springs, USA; Retrospect: Kinetika 1967, at Belvedere Museum (2016), in Vienna, Austria; The Illusive Eye, at El Museo del Barrio (2016), in New York, USA. His works are a part of important collections, such as: Daros Collection, Zurich, Switzerland; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, USA; Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, Paris, France; and The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York, USA, among others.
Exhibitions
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couleurs
julio le parc 8.8 - 19.10.2024Nara Roesler São Paulo is pleased to present Julio Le Parc : Couleurs , a solo show by the artist who is a key figure...Read more -
co/respondências
núcleo curatorial nara roesler 23.3 - 31.5.2024Nara Roesler São Paulo is pleased to present Co/respondences, a group exhibition curated by Nara Roesler Curatorial Project, which brings together works by important Brazilian...Read more -
parallel inventions
julio le parc, heinz mack 9.5 - 15.6.2023Nara Roesler New York is pleased to present the exhibition Parallel Inventions: Julio Le Parc & Heinz Mack , curated by Luis Pérez-Oramas, bringing together...Read more -
energy fields: fractal flows
nara roesler curatorial nucleus and luis pérez-oramas 20.8 - 27.9.2022Nara Roesler São Paulo is pleased to announce Fields of Energy: Fractal Flows, a collective exhibition organized by the gallery ‘s core curatorial team and...Read more -
#arteconecta
galeria nara roesler + uniãosp 2.4 - 30.6.2020UniãoSP is an independent and voluntary initiative to strengthen the battle against coronavirus in the state of São Paulo. The group coordinates its actions with...Read more
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roesler hotel #29: reflections on space and time
curated by agnaldo farias 1.4 - 11.5.2019Nara Roesler and kamel mennour galleries presents Reflections on Space and Time, the 29th edition of Roesler Hotel. With works by renowned artists such as...Read more -
julio le parc: obras recentes
julio le parc 25.9 - 14.11.2018With the presence of the world-renowned name of kinetic art, on September 25 Galeria Nara Roesler | Rio de Janeiro is inaugurating Julio Le Parc:...Read more -
julio le parc: 9 + 3 + RV
julio le parc 25.11.2017 - 3.2.2018Simultaneously with the great retrospective of Julio Le Parc at the Tomie Ohtake Institute, Galeria Nara Roesler | São Paulo presents Julio Le Parc: 9...Read more -
roesler hotel #27 | purity is a myth/a pureza é um mito
michael asbury 10.6 - 29.7.2017Purity is a Myth: the monochrome in contemporary art Galeria Nara Roesler | São Paulo is pleased to present Purity is a Myth: the monochrome...Read more -
chromophilia vs chromophobia: an exploration of color
abraham palatnik, antonio dias, bruno dunley, cao guimarães, carlito carvalhosa, daniel buren, daniel senise, haegue yang, hélio oiticica, julio le parc, lucia koch, marcelo silveira, marco maggi, milton machado, not vital, rodolpho parigi, sérgio sister, tomie ohtake and vik muniz. 19.11.2016 - 21.1.2017Galeria Nara Roesler | São Paulo is pleased to present Chromophilia vs. Chromophobia: an exploration of color. The group exhibition features eighteen pieces by Abraham...Read more
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julio le parc
1959 - 1970 7.10 - 17.12.2016Galeria Nara Roesler is pleased to announce the first exhibition of Julio Le Parc’s works in their New York Gallery. Galeria Nara Roesler’s representation of...Read more -
portable practice
group show 18.1 - 18.2.2014Created by the gallery for our artists, the show brings together works that hone in on the poetics of their practice and, in some capacity, synthesize their works.Read more -
a constant quest
julio le parc 3.10 - 20.12.2013At nearly 85 years of age (on September 23rd), kinetic art master Julio Le Parc’s work will be the subject of a retrospective in Brazil. The show A Constant Quest, at Galeria Nara Roesler, will open on October 3rd and it will present an extensive selection of works created by the artist in the last 55 years, including large-scale pieces and a brand-new installation specially conceived for the occasion.Read more
News
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the dynamic eye, beyond optical and kinetic art
julio le parc 5.7.2023Julio Le Parc ’s ‘Blue Sphere’ (2001/2013) integrates the selection of works present in TATE ’s collection exhibition 'The Dynamic Eye, Beyond Optical and Kinetic...Read more -
interactive spatial experiences
julio le parc 1.6.2022In the Kunstmuseen Krefeld’s series of exhibition dialogues between Haus Lange and Haus Esters, two visionary positions of kinetic art of the 1960s from two...Read more -
giro gráfico. como en el muro la hiedra
julio le parc 1.6.2022Julio Le Parc take part at “ Graphic Turn. Like the Ivy on a Wall ”, the outcome of a long collective research process conducted...Read more -
les couleurs en jeu
julio le parc 16.9.2021'Les couleurs en jeu', solo exhibition by JulioLeParc at Maison Hermès in Ginza, occupies, between August and November 2021, the institution's entire exhibition complex. Among...Read more -
julio le parc & OSGEMEOS
julio le parc 7.11.2019Carpintaria presents the exhibition 'Julio Le Parc & OSGEMEOS', curated by Pedro Alonzo. Taking geometric abstraction as the central axis of this encounter, the selection...Read more
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14a bienal de curitiba
abraham palatnik, berna reale, cao guimarães, julio le parc, león ferrari, paulo bruscky, raul mourão 7.10.2019Artists Berna Reale, Cao Guimarães, Julio Le Parc, León Ferrari, Paulo Bruscky and Raul Mourão participate in the 14ª Bienal de Curitiba: Fronteiras em Aberto....Read more -
transição buenos aires-paris (1955-1959)
julio le parc 24.9.2019Julio Le Parc expõe no Museu Nacional de Belas Artes, em Buenos Aires. A exposição, Transição Buenos Aires-Paris (1955-1959), reúne uma centena de pinturas, desenhos,...Read more -
mobile rombo colón
julio le parc 24.9.2019Julio Le Parc apresenta Mobile Rombo Colón, uma obra da sua série Experiencias Mobiles, feita especialmente para o Teatro Colón, em BUenos Aires. A mostra...Read more -
julio le parc. un visionario
julio le parc 6.8.2019O Centro Cultural Kirchner – CCK , em Buenos Aires, 'Julio Le Parc. Un visionario', retrospectiva com mais de 160 obras do artista argentino que...Read more -
julio le parc 1959
julio le parc 5.12.2018The first solo exhibition in a New York museum of Argentinian artist Julio Le Parc celebrates the artist's extraordinary gift to The Met of twenty-four...Read more
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action <-> reaction: 100 years of kinetic art
julio le parc 9.10.2018The Kunsthal Rotterdam will cover the complete range of kinetic (moving) art in the exhibition Action Reaction. It will feature work by the most famous...Read more -
suspension – a history of abstract hanging sculpture 1918 – 2018
artur lescher, daniel buren, hélio oiticica, julio le parc, xavier veilhan 2.10.2018Artur Lescher, Hélio Oiticica, Daniel Buren, Julio Le Parc and Xavier Veilhan, integrates the exhibition 'Suspension - A History of Abstract Hanging Sculpture 1918 -...Read more -
construções sensíveis: a experiência geométrica latino-americana na coleção ella fontanais-cisneros
alexandre arrechea, julio le parc, marco maggi 1.10.2018The exhibition brings to Brazil a cut of abstraction in our continent. Together with the important legacy of Brazilian concretism and neoconcretism, the abstract poetics...Read more -
o outro trans-atlântico - arte ótica e cinética no Leste Europeu e na América Latina entre os anos 1950 e 1970
abraham palatnik, julio le parc 7.8.2018The exhibition examines a brief but historically significant moment in the postwar era when artists from Eastern Europe and Latin America shared an enthusiasm for...Read more -
construções sensíveis: a experiência geométrica latino-americana na coleção ella fontanais-cisneros
alexandre arrechea, julio le parc, marco maggi 26.6.2018Curated by Rodolfo de Athayde and Ania Rodriguez, the exhibition brings together a cut of abstraction in our continent presenting the important legacy of Brazilian...Read more
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The Other Transatlantic. Kinetic & Op Art in Central & Eastern Europe and Latin America
abraham palatnik, helio oiticica, julio le parc 17.11.2017'The Other Transatlantic. Kinetic & Op Art in Central & Eastern Europe and Latin America' examines a brief yet historically significant moment in the post-war...Read more -
LUZ = MATÉRIA
abraham palatnik, daniel senise, julio le parc, vik muniz 24.10.2017“LUZ = MATÉRIA” - A exposição apresenta uma seleção de obras do acervo do MON em diálogo com obras apreendidas na operação Lava Jato, buscando...Read more -
unlimited
julio le parc - la longue marche 6.6.2017Com curadoria de Gianni Jetzer, Unlimited é uma plataforma de exibição pioneira da Art Basel, que inclui projetos que transcendem o stand padrão de exibição...Read more -
activating objects: the art of play
hélio oiticica, julio le parc 12.4.2017http://www.anotherspace.org/activating-objects-part-iRead more -
julio le parc: form > action
julio le parc 24.6.2016http://www.pamm.org/exhibitions/julio-le-parc-form→actionRead more
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variations autour de la longue marche por julio le parc
julio le parc 23.5.2016http://www.coleccionfortabat.org.ar/evento.php?id=46Read more -
20 bienal de arte paiz | ordinario/extraordinario: la democratización del arte o la voluntad de cambiar las cosas
cao guimarães, julio le parc 19.5.2016http://20bienal.fundacionpaiz.org.gt/main/20-bienal-de-arte-paiz-2/Read more -
retrospect: kinetika 1967
julio le parc 26.4.2016https://www.belvedere.at/jart/prj3/belvedere/main.jart?rel=belvedere_en&content-id=1439886417182&reserve-mode=active&ausstellung_id=1448452089577Read more -
op! le vertige optique
julio le parc 13.1.2016http://www.laval.ca/Pages/Fr/Calendrier/exposition-op-vertige-optique.aspxRead more -
julio le parc: lumière
julio le parc 4.11.2015http://www.bildmuseet.umu.se/en/exhibition/julio-le-parc/19128Read more
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le onde: waves of italian influence, 1914-1971
julio le parc 30.10.2015http://hirshhorn.si.edu/collection/upcoming-exhibitions/#detail=/bio/le-onde/&collection=upcoming-exhibitionsRead more -
"luz do mundo" -- international bienal of curitiba
julio le parc, o grivo, carlito carvalhosa 30.9.2015http://bienaldecuritiba.com.br/luz-do-mundo/#Read more
Press
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Julio Le Parc, pai da arte cinética, apresenta suas obras interativas
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Pilares de las artes plásticas mendocinas: Le Parc, Carlos Alonso y Fernando Fader
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julio le parc: "las raíces son fundamentales. cuando me fui de buenos aires ya estaba formado"
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como en los 50, un "joven" julio le parc revive en el museo nacional de bellas artes
Celina Chatruc, La Nacion 14.8.2019 -
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at 90, this artist is still opening doors of perception
holland cotter, the new york times 24.1.2019
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julio le parc: 'nada na minha obra está fechado em um ciclo'
Nelson Gobbi, O Globo 28.9.2018 -
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julio le parc, serpentine gallery, london - interview
Edwin Heathcote, Financial Times 7.1.2015 -
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julio le parc, artist: "i was attacking the idea of the extraordinary artist"
Karen Wright, The Independent 28.11.2014 -
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obras de le parc "vivirán" en miami
Marcos Álvarez, Los Andes 20.11.2014 -
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julio le parc
Frank Expósito, ArtForum 14.2.2014
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julio le parc, le grand illusionniste
Élisabeth Vedrenne, Counnaissance des Arts 4.4.2013 -
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lumiere et mouvement
Anael Pigeat, Art Press 1.4.2013 -
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le spectateur devrait resister, reagir
Quotidien de L'Art 25.2.2013 -
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visite au maître des lumières
Bernard Genies, Le Nouvel Observateur 21.2.2013 -
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julio le parc: retour en pleine lumière
Valérie Duponchelle, Le Figaroscope 13.2.2013
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des mois d'hallucinations en boucle
Emmanuelle Lequeux, Beaux Arts 17.1.2013 -
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julio le parc - a revolution with all the lights on
Marcela Costa Peuser e Laura Batkis, Arte Al Día Internacional 3.3.2006 -
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le parc faz retrospectiva em duas exposições
Adriana Fernandes Farias, Gazeta Mercantil 7.5.2001 -
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o mestre da luz
Fabio Cypriano, Ilustrada 7.5.2001 -
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políticas visuais de um militante
Gilberto de Abreu, Jornal do Brasil 6.5.2001
Video
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couleurs
julio le parc 9.9.2024Nara Roesler São Paulo is pleased to present Julio Le Parc: Couleurs , a solo show by the artist who is a key figure in...Read more -
julio le parc and heinz mack | parallel inventions
9.6.2023A Nara Roesler New York tem o prazer de apresentar a exposição Parallel Inventions: Julio Le Parc e Heinz Mack , que reúne cerca...Read more -
julio le parc 1959 | the met
julio le parc 18.1.2019Argentinian artist Julio Le Parc reflects on the transformative years of his career and his works in the exhibition Julio Le Parc 1959, on view...Read more -
rodrigo moura entrevista julio le parc
julio le parc 15.12.2017On the occasion of the exhibition '9 + 3 + RV ', individual of Julio Le Parc in exhibition in the Galeria Nara Roesler |...Read more -
julio le parc | bifurcations | canal encuentro
julio le parc 11.12.2017Argentino radicado na França desde 1958, Julio Le Parc foi um participante ativo do Maio de 1968 e um defensor da liberdade. Um documentário sobre...Read more -
conversations | premiere | artist talk | julio le parc
julio le parc 9.5.2017On the occasion of Julio Le Parc’s major exhibition at the Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM), he talks with Estrellita B. Brodsky, curator of Julio...Read more -
julio le parc | esfera azul
julio le parc 9.10.2015The Kirchner Cultural Center pays homage to the sculptor and painter Julio Le Parc exhibiting his work 'Esfera Azul'.Read more -
Le Parc Lumière en Malba
julio le parc 14.8.2014Malba presents the exhibition Le Parc Lumière, composed by a selection of historical works of the great Argentine master Julio Le Parc (Mendoza, 1928) belonging...Read more
Critical Essays
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“Quem pode se interessar pelo que algumas crianças pensam sobre uma exposição?”[1]
Rodrigo MouraA resposta a essa pergunta tem o nome de seu formulador: Julio Le Parc. Desde que sua obra surgiu no meio da arte internacional, no fim dos anos 1950, em Paris, Le Parc é defensor de uma espécie de democracia nas artes. Como forma de aplicar sua formação marxista, com seus valores pró-participação e pró-emancipação, ele pensa que, na arte como na política, todo poder emana do povo e em seu nome será exercido. E nesse sentido, ninguém melhor do que as crianças para se afetarem, opinarem e fazerem a roda do tempo girar. “É proibido não participar. É proibido não tocar. É proibido não quebrar.” Assim proclamava o pioneiro manifesto do GRAV (Groupe de Récherche d’Art Visuel), em outubro 1963[2] . Neste credo, um tanto idealista, a arte tem a capacidade de ativar o potencial libertário de cada um de nós por simplesmente despertar nossas faculdades perceptivas. A pura forma se torna assim política, e faz emergir com força a noção de espectador, como êmulo do eleitorado...